trouble with X resol. (nvidia)

[aze]

Hi guys!

Since I installed the new nvidia driver I cant change the screen reolution from 800x600.

I tried mandrake control center but still 800x600:

I switch it to 1024x768 then I restart X finally I go back to mandrake control center. It informs the actual resolution is 1024x768 but actually is 800x600.

Please help me

 

XF86Config-4:

# File generated by XFdrake.



# **********************************************************************

# Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of

# this file.

# **********************************************************************



Section "Files"

   # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)

   # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of

   # the X server to render fonts.

   FontPath "unix/:-1"

EndSection



Section "ServerFlags"

   #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)

   AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work

   #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)

EndSection



Section "Module"

   Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension

   Load "v4l" # Video for Linux

   Load "extmod"

   Load "type1"

   Load "freetype"

   Load "glx" # 3D layer

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

   Identifier "Keyboard1"

   Driver "Keyboard"

   Option "XkbModel" "pc105"

   Option "XkbLayout" "us_intl"

   Option "XkbCompat" ""

   Option "XkbOptions" ""

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

   Identifier "Mouse1"

   Driver "mouse"

   Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"

   Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"

   Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

   Identifier "monitor1"

   VendorName "Philips"

   ModelName "Philips 105S(15inch/CM2300)"

   HorizSync 30.0-60.0

   VertRefresh 50.0-120.0



   # Philips 105s CM2300

   Modeline "1024x768"     78.80   1024 1050 1153 1312    768  769  772  800 +hsync +vsync



   # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.

   # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync

   ModeLine "768x576"     50.00  768  832  846 1000   576  590  595  630



   # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync

   ModeLine "768x576"     63.07  768  800  960 1024   576  578  590  616

EndSection



Section "Device"

   Identifier "device1"

   VendorName "nVidia Corporation"

   BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce2 DDR (generic)"

   Driver "nvidia"

   Option "DPMS"

   Option "NvAGP" "3"

   Option "DigitalVibrance" "255"

EndSection



Section "Screen"

   Identifier "screen1"

   Device "device1"

   Monitor "monitor1"

   DefaultColorDepth 24



   Subsection "Display"

       Depth 8

       Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

   EndSubsection



   Subsection "Display"

       Depth 15

       Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

   EndSubsection



   Subsection "Display"

       Depth 16

       Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

   EndSubsection



   Subsection "Display"

       Depth 24

       Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

   EndSubsection



   Subsection "Display"

       Depth 32

       Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

   EndSubsection

EndSection



Section "ServerLayout"

   Identifier "layout1"

   InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"

   InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"

   Screen "screen1"

EndSection

[bvc]

If you're comfortable at init 3 with an editor, comment out everything but what you want;

Subsection "Display" 

   Depth 24 

   Modes "1024x768" #"800x600" "640x480" 

 EndSubsection

I had a similar prob the other day trying to go from 1024x768 to 1152x864. Instead of going to 1024x768 like it's suppose, when it couldn't do 1152x864, it defaulted to the max 1280x1024 which wasn't even in my config :roll: . When 1152 was its only choice....it worked...then I was able to uncomment 1024x768 800x600 640x480. I ended up going with 1280 anyway :wink:

[ezroller]

i've been having this same issue. On a 64 mb GeForce2 it thinks that 1152*864 is the max rez. I have a 21" monitor. I want my 1600*1200!

[tyme]

i've been having this same issue.  On a 64 mb GeForce2 it thinks that 1152*1048 is the max rez.  I have a 21" monitor.  I want my 1600*1200!

if i remember from a thread i started a long time ago, linux doesn't do 1600x1200 correctly anyways...it just takes some lower resolution and stretchs it out like a mofo. makes images look horribly bad.

 

edit: found the post i was talking about, here: http://www.mandrakeusers.org/viewtopic.php?t=2202

[Pzatch]

I use the 32 meg Nvidia Gforce2

 

1600X1200 works like a charm on my system. Though some fonts get QUITE small. The graphics come out great, nothing stretched.

 

I have a 21" monitor and I had to try all the Digital monitor configurations. They all worked but I picked the one that worked the best. Used the whole screen with out any blank bars on the sides.

 

 

Aze, it looks like you have to change what monitor your computer thinks its using. It looks like a Philips 15 inch. Try using any of the 21" monitors in the Mandrake hardware list.